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Show , rr-sj HTM T I "" r """i --' sfi - NEW YORK, April 15. The National Nation-al Arbitration and Peace Congress of America, which meets three days this weqk and which has attracted to its sessions ses-sions many prominent men both from this country and Europe, will hold its first deliberative meeting at Carnegie hall at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Andrew An-drew Carnegie, who has taken an active part in promoting the conference, will preside. The program includes an address of welcome by Mayor McClellan, the read- ing of a letter from President Boose-velt, Boose-velt, who cannot be present, and addresses ad-dresses by Secretary of State Eliha Boot, Gov. Hughes and Mr. Carnegie. The subject of Secretary Boot's address ad-dress is "The American Sentiment of Humanity." , A reception and luncheon at the City club will precede this opening meeting. In the evening a second session will be held and will be devoted to "International "Inter-national Views of the Peace Movement." Move-ment." Addresses will be made by Baron D 'Estournelles De Constant of France. Oscar S. Straus, William T. Stead of London, Col. Sir Bobert Cranston and Sir Bobert S. BalL " Delegates to the congress include representatives rep-resentatives of the United States to The Hague conference. Federal and State Judges, United States-Senators and Representatives, Governors, members mem-bers of State Legislatures, Mayors of man" large cities, representatives of leading religions, patriotic and philanthropic philan-thropic organizations, editors, business men and labor leaders. Besides these. Great Britain. France, Germany, Holland Hol-land and Belgium have sent men prominently promi-nently identified with the propaganda of international arbitration. The intense interest in the peace meetings was demonstrated Sunday evening when thousands of people visited visit-ed Carnegie hall to participate in the introductory meeting of the congress. The hall was speedily filled and overflow over-flow meetings had to be held in nearby churches for late comers. Sermons on "Peace and Good Will" were preached from the pulpits of many churches, and addresses on the subject were made in several public halls. Notable Not-able addresses were made by Bev. Dr. Morgan Due, Bev. Dr. Charles Park-hurst,' Park-hurst,' Congressman Bichard Bartholdt, Baron D 'Estournelles De Constant, William Wil-liam T. Stead, Samuel Gompers and others. |